Flag Day, Maple Leaf and Canada

Raising the Maple Leaf to show national pride: Are Canadian flags actually made in Canada?
L’étendard Flags and Banners in Quebec City is best known as the company that makes the Canadian flags that fly on Parliament Hill, including the Peace Tower. They have also been making Canada’s official flags for National Defence and Public Works.
Canadian flag 101: What you need to know about flying the Maple Leaf on National Flag Day
The Canadian flag — which many fly as a source of national pride — officially flew for the first time on Feb. 15, 1965. Here are the rules you should know.
O Canada! Maple Leafs flying off store shelves ahead of Flag Day
Canadian flags are flying off the shelves of two Dartmouth flag stores ahead of the weekend.
Canada reflects on the meaning of the red maple leaf as our flag turns 60
Canada is marking the 60th anniversary of the national flag, adopted in 1965 with its iconic red Maple Leaf under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Cardozo says it’s important that Canadians are proud of the flag.
City of St. John’s flying 19 Canadian flags to mark 60th anniversary of the maple leaf flag
Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag. In recent weeks, there has been a surge in Canadian pride amid trump’s talk of the 51st state. All five of Canada’s living former Prime Ministers have called on Canadians to fly the maple leaf on Saturday to express their national pride.
Every day is Flag Day: Maple Leaf a hot commodity as trade war looms
Saturday, Feb. 15 marks the 60th anniversary of the first time Canada’s flag was flown on Parliament Hill. Feb. 15 was declared as National Flag of Canada Day in 1996.
Demand for maple leaf flags and pins soar after Trump comments about '51st state'
The enthusiasm for Flag Day this year fits right in with Victoria Coun. Chris Coleman’s long-held devotion to the maple leaf.
Stand up to Trump and fly Canada’s flag, say 5 former prime ministers
Five former prime ministers are calling on Canadians to fly the maple leaf this Flag Day to stand up against Trump’s threats.

Canadian flag sales soar

A renewed sense of pride: Why the Canadian flag has had an 'interesting trajectory,' expert says
The Maple Leaf, designed by George F. G. Stanley, will celebrate its 60th anniversary Saturday. Carmen Celestini, a religious studies lecturer at the University of Waterloo, says the flag has ...
Newsroom Ready: The Maple Leaf at 60: What the Canadian flag means to you
The Canadian flag, designed by George F. G. Stanley, is celebrating its 60th anniversary on Feb. 15. We asked Canadians ...